Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I seek the following information: 1. How many people applied to be a black cab driver in 2017 (or the most recently avaliable 12 month period)? 2. How many people applied to be a black cab driver five years prior to this? 3. How many people applied to be a black cab driver five years prior to the above?

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Our Ref: FOI-2034-1718

Thank you for your request received on 24 October 2017 asking for information about taxi driver applications.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

We have published very similar information previously in answer to an FOI request which is available on our website using the following link: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2409-1617

You may also wish to look at https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information which shows number of taxi drivers licensed from 2009/10 onwards.

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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